Scott McCaffrey is a journalist for the Sun Gazette, focusing on local news in Arlington, Virginia. His articles cover a wide range of topics, including local politics, legislation, community events, and historical preservation. Scott's work has also been featured in publications such as The Central Virginian.
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By: Scott McCaffrey
Donald Trump speaks at Truong Tien Restaurant in Falls Church, August 2024 (via C-SPAN)
The Arlington County Board has tidied up a section of the county's zoning ordinance that caused the Fairlington neighborhood fits. County Board members on Saturday (Oct. 19) approved zoning amendments removing bureaucratic hurdles that had been placed on interior renovations and expansions of older townhouse and condominium properties. Those properties are designated by county officials
Arlington leaders believe people-power helped sway National Park Service officials to re-evaluate plans for clearing more trees and vegetation adjacent to the George Washington Memorial Parkway in the county. The acting superintendent of the GW Parkway announced on Friday (Oct. 18) that a "full review" would be conducted before anything else happens in the verdant
By: Scott McCaffrey
An Arlington County school bus (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
By: Scott McCaffrey
Scene from after the County Board's Missing Middle housing vote in 2023 (staff photo)
Arlington County Board members on Saturday (Oct. 19) voted 4-1 to amend zoning rules allowing more people to occupy addiction-recovery residences in the community. The new rules allow up to eight people by-right for recovery residences located in single-family neighborhoods. A local-government use permit will be required in other zoning areas or if more than
Those hoping to be Arlington's next County Board member each want to see the body updated to meet the needs of the 21st century. And that could include expanding the number of Board members, carving the county into election districts or adding an elected chief executive with strong powers. "Things need to be changed --
A tree sporting some autumnal colors in Ashton Heights (staff photo)
More county staff will be deployed on weekends to keep the nightlife scene in Clarendon lively for patrons while more proactively addressing concerns of those who live nearby. Upcoming efforts likely will include having code-enforcement and fire-marshal personnel on hand to immediately respond to issues that arise, officials say. "We want to build on the
By: Scott McCaffrey
Members of the local teachers union, Arlington Education Association, protest the Kaiser contract termination during the Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, School Board meeting (staff photo by James Jarvis)
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